Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 46
o the diameter of the boiler. On the other hand, ifthe lining is given a batter of three inches, starting atthe level of the grate, then the width will be reducedsix inches. It is customary to allow one square footof grate surface to every 36 sq. ft. of heating surface.The distance of the… … M CLAVES GRATES. of fuel is any object. The tops of horizontal boilersshould be covered with some kind of heat insulatingmaterial, or arched over with common brick, leaving aspace of two inches between the boiler and the arch.The resulting saving in fuel will far more than com-pensate for the extra…